Belgium, 17th century / 1679
Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage as tapestry (Belgium, 17th century · 1679).
This tapestry is one from a series of eight that depicts the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas. They were gifted to the museum for display in the armor court.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this tapestry as tapestry weave: silk and wool and credits Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662).
The museum's collection notes: Dido loves Aeneas and offers a sacrifice to the gods, specifically Juno, the goddess of marriage, to keep him in Carthage. Priests prepare to cut open the newly slaughtered heifer and read the future in its entrails.
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